Sony has raised the bar for action and sports fans with the first 200Hz television promising silky smooth motion. So how noticeable are the results?

Sony's 200Hz Motionflow processing helps smooth out the motion in fast panning scenes in movies and sport. The improvement compared to some of the budget brand televisions in amazing, though it is not nearly as striking as the improvement over the ...

Is there a market for 20-inch TVs? Sony's KDL-20S4000 looks unique, and you can carry it around the house.

Out of the box, this Bravia made an instant impression in the PCA Labs - you'll either love or hate the candy-coloured scheme. Tech enthusiasts might shudder, but female reactions to the screen were very positive. There's a black option if pink isn't ...

The Sony bandwagon rolls on; this is another simple to use set that produces brilliant big-screen images

Switch on and you're greeted by the PlayStation 3 style menu system, which is big, bold and clear. We fire-up the auto set-up, run through our own THX Optimizer picture settings, and then sit back ready to enjoy the show

Another cracking Panasonic flatscreen, which impresses with both its integrated TV tuners and external sources

Where the ergonomics of remote control, set-up menus and EPG are concerned, the 'LZD80 continues the good work of Panasonics past. They are straightforward, well thought-out and comprehensive. Sound's not bad by flatscreen standards, but that's not ...

Fujitsu has produced a sophisticated, good-looking screen that offers involving images - but it just doesn't offer the value for money or features of its rivals.

Sophisticated good looks are matched by the picture performance

Where are the features you'd expect for this money?

There are no swooping lines, odd-shaped speakers or mind-boggling stands, just an extremely slender piano-black bezel surrounding a very large screen

If you've the money and dream of owning a humungo-wall-telly, then the Panasonic will go a long way to fulfilling your dreams

Big is always better. Up-to-date spec. Great picture performance

Motion tracking is a bit dodgy. Price. You might need to buy a bigger house

Every day, we creep a little closer towards realising our fevered dreams of futuristic homes with walls that transform into huge TV panels

Older screen, but in its day a super screen at a super price, though it's large

Fantastic picture quality ; Ambilight technology is easy on the eye ; fairly cheap considering its size

It is a bit of a heffer, though

Our only concern is the size of the unit. All of these technological advances mean that the 42PF9831D is unusually large €" we've seen 50in plasmas of more diminutive dimensions

A fine TV that offers a rich, warm picture but comes up just a tiny bit short against rival sets from Sony and Philips

Neat design. Great off-air performance

Slightly lacking definition

Don't think that'll leave you shortchanged, though. Your money will still get you two HDMI inputs, an integrated digital freeview tuner and a sleek, refined built-in speaker running along the bottom of the screen to replace the optional side-mounted ...

Slightly older model, but the best 42in TV you can buy, full stop. Not cheap, but the quality is all up there on the screen

Fabulous black depth. Amazing contrast. Generally wondrous picture

Not Full HD. But when everything else is this good, that doesn't matter

Kuro means black in Japanese, and it's fundamental to the company's new range of plasmas. Each set, from 42in to 60in, has been designed to deliver dramatically better black levels than any other flat TV on the market: Pioneer claims an 80 percent ...

Homer Simpson's home town of Springfield's motto is: A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man. There must be a glut of noble spirit at Sony

Its considerable 76kg bulk having been wrestled from its enormous flight case by an entire team of wheezing reviewers, the Sony simply dominates one of our larger viewing rooms with its presence